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Why I Went Parapro

Filed under Job Hunting
Posted by Libraries, May 05, 2008
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Why I Went Parapro

By Sami Lange. Library Journal. New York: Apr 15, 2008. Vol. 133, Iss. 7; p. 60 (1 page)

Are you a graduating GSLIS student having trouble finding that perfect, professional library job? Have your professors warned you time and again not to accept a paraprofessional position when you have a master’s degree? Author Sami Lange describes why it may be a good career choice to accept a paraprofessional library position in this Library Journal article.

The benefits include getting “knowledge and confidence” while keeping your skills sharp, stay current in the field, make new contacts, and gain relevant experience as you wait for that perfect professional position. If this is the path you choose, keep looking for new challenges and new people to communicate with. If you treat your position like a professional one, then perhaps the professional one will come to you sooner than you think.

blogged by Deborah Borsuk